Police are investigating the theft of two scooters from a south Salina business Tuesday.
Officers were dispatched to Sam's Club, 2919 Market Place, at approximately 2:30 p.m. Tuesday for the report of theft, Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester reported this morning. While the officers were enroute, they were advised that the suspects had left in a gray Ford Focus with Kansas dealer tag D2710D, he explained. The tag was reported stolen from a dealership in Wichita on Jan. 17, Forrester added.
When the officers arrived at Sam's Club, an employee told them that a white male in his 20s had come into the store and asked where the restroom was, and then began looking at items in the electronics section, Forrester reported.
According to Forrester, the employee heard the south exit doors alarm go off, indicating the doors had been opened. The employee went to the doors and observed the white male putting two scooters that were still in their boxes into the Ford Focus, he explained. The scooters were Bird Electric Scooters No. ES1-300, valued at $320 each, Forrester noted.
While officers were at Sam's Club, dispatch advised that two subjects in a gray Ford Focus were at South High School, 730 East Magnolia Road, and were un-packaging two scooters, Forrester reported. A witness observed two males unboxing items in the parking lot, he added.
According to Forrester, the two were described as follows.
•A white male, early 20s, approximately 6’03” tall, thin build, wearing a multi colored shirt
•A white male, early 20s, 5’10” tall, thin build, wearing a tan colored hat.
The subjects left prior to officers arriving at the school, however, the boxes for the scooters were located at the school.